Martinhal Sagres Beach Family Resort Hotel

Great hotel, great facilities! The beach and view are beautiful!

We’ve been to Martinhal Sagres twice at this point. From the accommodations to the amenities to the excellent customer service, I recommend Martinhal to everyone I know. The kids didn’t want to leave and honestly, I’m already planning when we’ll be back next!

We visited Sagres Martinhal in May 2025. Some pros and cons below: Pros: * A largely nice and fun experience for children. Lots of enjoyable activities. Trampolines -- several good ones -- outdoors. Entertainers arriving in the daytime. A really cool little vintage van for kids to pretend to drive. * House facilities were lovely. The sea view was really pretty. House was really well set-up with washing machine and a smart layout for families. * The other guests were sound; good atmosphere. Cons: * The beach. Forget about going swimming. It's not going to happen. Even though it's technically on the beach, the waves are intimidating and the sea/vibe not conducive at all to going in. We didn't see a single swimmer while we were there. Crazy IMHO to go to Portugal and not be able to swim at the beach. * Tipping. You're asked to consider tipping everywhere, even at the Martinhal supermarket if you're buying a bottle of water. It's mad. And way OTT. * Slightly sterile atmosphere. The hotel closed all its restaurants/bars quite early. The place felt more like a creche that adults went to rather than a hotel that had a designated creche/kids' zone. The craic at night was zero. *Sagres. We tried going in there, but we didn't find much. There might be more to it, but we didn't see it. If you're going to go to the Algarve, Lagos or Alvor would be better bets. * Restaurants were okay, but not amazing. Conclusion: For adults, it can feel like you're just signing up to living in a creche for the time you're there. You feel happy that your kid/s had a good time, but you wonder if that's all you can expect from a holiday. Particularly for those prices.